I'd like to use some pics to make some much-needed Universe/Classics based wallpapers with for our gallery if that's ok with you.

 

This is an excellent thread, but are there also animation clips where they transform ?

 

Man, your Bumblebee rocks, and puts mine to shame. I modeled mine last year, and it doesn't even transform, or have the jetpack. Anyways, out of your models, I love the altmode for your BB. Its perfectly done. And you got BB's head right, which I failed with. Amazing job dude.  

 

Redline, of course you can use the pics for wallpaper. i'm honored you asked. thanks

Iacon, i do not have clips of them transforming. i have not even done the transformations yet. perhaps soon.

Venksta, seriously, i think your really talented and to get a compliment like that from you is big. thanks i'm glad you like it. i'll have more characters up soon. next is mirage, then either hot rod or silverbolt.

 

great stuff

 

Ok guys here is my second shot at mirage. hope you guys like. I will be starting either hotrod or silverbolt tonight. should have it up within in a week.
enjoy

 

Mirage rocks. Please do a Fracture repaint.  

 

very nice man.

 

glad you guys like it. hope to have hot rod up soon. already started it so it should take me about a week.

Hey, i know there are some xsi users here and i was wondering if anyone knows how to make and object glow within another opbject.
example: i need a sphere to glow inside of a transluscent sphere

 

OK guys it took me a little more than a week do to a few personal things but here is Classic Hot Rod. hope you guys like. will be starting silverbolt tomorrow.

 

Really great job there with Rodimus.   Car mode rocks, and the proportions for the robot mode are really good.   By the way,about how to get an object to glow, which is inside another object. I tried it out, but didn't work using normal glow method. There is a similiar effect I got to worked before, accidentally. Basically, you need Final Gathering on, and just give the object inside a Constant material. No glow needed. Then when it renders out, it should have a glow effect. Check out my shockwave render on my DA page. Thats how I got it to work.

 

thanks venksta.
glad you like the new mod

 

Are you using Final Gathering on your current renders?

 

Yes I do use final gathering in my renders

 

Ok, cool. Hope that glow effect works out for you then.  

 

What program do you use to 3D model with?

 

I second that question. Is this program free? And how long does it take to make these guys? Is it easy or mind-numbingly hard?

 

I use XSI Softimage 5.0. Not sure how you can get it for free but i'm sure there's a way.

my very first character took me 4 months to do. currently it is taking me about a week to do each model. and that means fully modeling it, texturing it, and rigging it. animating them would take me a few days more.

I think it's challenging but it definitley is not mind-numbingly hard. though i guess when you have a passion for something, it never seems that bad.

 

Ok guys I promised you guys i would be doing silverbolt and I kept my word. hope you guys like i will be taking a bit of a break and waiting for my Ironhide figure to come in so i can get started on him.

 

Another amazing job! Jet mode is rocking. And you made the robot mode cooler than the toys.   Its a tough job to actually make TF models able to transform, since you have to spend extra time modeling the Alt mode, which is basically a second model. As well as to set it up, so it can transform properly into both modes. Having done alot of models like that, I can see how much work you've done for your model here, and the previous ones.   By the way, you should make new threads for each new model, otherwise, I'll be one of the only few people replying all the time.